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WBAI

New York City radio station
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WBAI

Summary

WBAI is a radio station[1]. WBAI ranks in the top 1% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WBAI received the Laurel Leaf Award[3].
  • WBAI was a member of Grassroots Radio Coalition[4].
  • WBAI is located in New York[5].
  • WBAI is in the country of United States[6].
  • WBAI's instance of is recorded as radio station[7].
  • WBAI is owned by Pacifica Radio[8].
  • WBAI's Commons category is recorded as WBAI[9].
  • WBAI's original broadcaster is recorded as Pacifica Radio[10].
  • January 8, 1960 marks the founding of WBAI[11].
  • WBAI's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.748, 'longitude': -73.986}[12].
  • WBAI's official website is recorded as http://www.wbai.org/[13].
  • WBAI's licensed to broadcast to is recorded as New York City[14].

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Founding

January 8, 1960 marks the founding of WBAI[11].

Ownership

WBAI is owned by Pacifica Radio[8].

Recognition

WBAI received the Laurel Leaf Award[3].

Why It Matters

WBAI ranks in the top 1% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month).[2] WBAI is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

FAQs

What awards did WBAI receive?

Honors received include Laurel Leaf Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Pharos · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.wbai.org/
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007460662505171
    Owned by → Pacifica Radio
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/WBAI
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13427]]: centroarchives.hunter.cuny.edu:corporate_entities/549, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321298150|WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.) (#321298150)]]"
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